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Technological Chokepoints: How to Balance Resilience and Leverage in a Weaponised Economy
Middle powers need a strategy to navigate technological interdependence: build resilience where it counts and use leverage wisely to stay competitive.
More Than Clean Power: Electrification Is the UK’s Best Bet for Resilience
The UK must prioritise energy security and costs to achieve a future of clean energy.
The UK Doesn’t Need Its Own ChatGPT, It Needs a National Open-Source AI Lab
By creating a dedicated open-source lab, the UK can shape the future of artificial intelligence and become a world leader without trying to own the frontier.
Vaccine Sovereignty as a Strategy for the UK’s Future Health, Wealth and National Security
UK investment in vaccine sovereignty will ensure a rapid response to future pandemics, crucial for public health, economic stability and national security.
Preparing for “Changes Unseen in a Century”: What to Expect From China’s New Five-Year Plan
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan will prioritise self-reliance, industrial upgrading and global influence, reshaping trade and tech competition.
Rebooting the UK’s Tech-Diffusion Ecosystem to Drive Growth
Stronger tech diffusion can raise productivity by helping businesses adopt proven tools, skills and innovations at scale.
A New National Purpose: Reimagining UK Science and Technology Through Lovelace Disruptive Invention Laboratories
Lovelace disruptive invention labs would focus on vision-oriented, high-risk projects, accelerating breakthrough innovations and economic growth in the UK.
A New National Purpose: A UK Quantum Strategy for Sovereignty and Scale
The UK must be more ambitious with its quantum strategy – focusing on R&D, commercialisation and sovereignty – in order to reap the economic rewards.
Power, Policy and Party Control: Five Dynamics Shaping China’s Fourth Plenum
Economic priorities, the sci-tech agenda, filling vacant leadership seats and party governance could be on the agenda at China’s Fourth Plenum.
Building Scientific Sovereignty: Data-Driven Strategies for Strengthening Research Capacity in LMICs
Low- and middle-income countries can strengthen research capacity through strategic investment, data‑driven decisions and institutional reforms.
From Startup to Scaleup: Turning UK Innovation Into Prosperity and Power
The UK must improve capital, talent and procurement pathways so that its tech firms stay in the country, scale up and convert innovation into national strength.
A New National Purpose: Biosecurity as the Foundation for Growth and Global Leadership
The UK must prioritise biosecurity to strengthen resilience, drive innovation, boost growth and lead globally in countering biological threats.